Formula 3 Skin Pack by JTN Race Art Works

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ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Automobilista 2 has a bevy of open-wheel content, however most of it is focused on the Formula 1 Cash cow, or the equally (or more) mind-melting classic IndyCars. Thus, I feel the lower classes get less attention than I think they deserve; For racing purposes, Formula 3 is probably my favorite category behind modern IndyCar (the Formula USA '23, which I've previously made a skin pack for.)
Thus I've put together a pack of skins for the underrated Formula 3 class, including both the F309 and F301.

14 TEAMS, 28 SKINS
This pack consists of 8 Teams (16 cars) for the F309, and 6 teams (12 cars) for the F301. I've tried to make them look at least feasible for a real Formula 3 series, though the sponsors and drivers are from all around the world as opposed to just one region or another. (As a warning, I am American.) I'm gonna start calling these "Realishtic" as they are all strictly fictional, but I want them to seem like they could be at least a little believable.
The F309s have Black on White numbering stickers that only go up to 2 digits, and the F301s have White on Black numbering stickers that conists of 3 digits, as a means of separation.

CUSTOM AI
This project also includes a custom AI file which will be installed if you drag and drop the contents of the Archive straight into your Automobilista 2 Install folder; I highly recommend using it as each skin has a custom name plate visible on replay cameras. As a side note, any resemblance to real persons is purely "coincidental"

However, if you want the names on the cars to be different, you can always feel free to...

CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR LIKING
In case any leagues or racing groups want to use this pack and customize it for their drivers, I've included a PSD file that you can use to change the driver tag on each car. Here's how:

1. Open either "F309_nameplate.psd" or "F301_nameplate.psd" in Photoshop (they are located in the base F309 or F301 folders with the override XMLs.)
2. Once open, Click on one of the Smart Object layers (doesn't matter which, updating one will update all.)
3. In the new Smart Object window, write in the name to your liking. If you need a country flag they are freely available on WikiMedia Commons.
4. Press Ctrl/Command+S; this will update every smart object in the nameplate file. Return to the original PSD.
5. In Windows, Make a backup copy of the .DDS skin file you want to customize, then open the original in Photoshop.
6. In the Nameplate PSD file, select all updated Smart Object layers, right click and select "Duplicate Layers..." In the popup, go to "Document" and select the skin .DDS file that you have opened. This should place them exactly where they need to be on the car.
7. Once the customized nameplates are placed in the .DDS file, go to File-Save a Copy - then overwrite the original .DDS file that you opened.
8.The updated nameplate should appear on the car in game.

Please note this will obviously require Photoshop and the Nvidia Texture Tools Exporter.

PS: This pack is team-focused, although the F309 has an odd number of liveries available; Thus I'd recommend running grids of 28 or lower if you don't want an odd man out.